DominicCobb said:

When I was a Catholic one of things that always confused me was how much we worship God. Like there's some sort of mindset that you absolutely must worship him and if you don't, you'll be punished. And I just feel this is at odds with how God is portrayed as a benevolent figure. If he loves everyone why should he care if they worship him or not. Narcissists usually aren't very nice. So how do you explain this?

Protestant here, but the idea is that it's the best thing to do. Like a lightbulb illuminated or an engine turning, it's what you're intended to do.

Now, what qualifies as worship maybe a broader category than you imagine, I dunno.